Strengthening Foreign Relations “One Handshake at a Time”
On July 22, 2016, St. Thomas University School of Law hosted a delegation from Thailand during a visit coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and Professor Roza Pati. The distinguished guests were welcomed by Dean Alfredo Garcia.
The delegation, whose focus is primarily on combating human trafficking, consisted of Assistant Secretary to the Deputy Attorney General of Thailand, the Deputy Superintendent of the Police Special Operations Unit for Region 1, the Chief of Prevention and Suppression of the Anti-Trafficking Center and the Program Coordinator of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Alliance.
Professor Pati conducted a presentation and discussed the differences in policy and legislation related to human trafficking, as well as the challenges that the anti-trafficking efforts encounter in a country like Thailand that is not only plagued in trafficking internally, but also serves as a destination country for many Burmese and Nepalese migrants that end up being trafficked. The discussion was particularly geared towards issues surrounding investigating and prosecuting trafficking at sea, in fishing industry.
St. Thomas Law has long been a leader in the fight against human trafficking. We are committed to protecting human rights and social justice—and to teaching, training, and empowering the next generation of human rights advocates and decision makers through our globally unique LL.M. Program; and, committed to original research in the field through our J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights.
Through programs like our Human Trafficking Academy, we address the cutting edge of global issues of concern and train students to solve these problems responsibly; and through our Human Rights Institute we dedicate ourselves to helping those in need in our own community.
Locally and globally, we are devoted to shining a light on current human rights issues through annual conferences and symposia, our Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, ranked No. 9 in the world, and our International Moot Court Program.
